On Sunday, 30 August and 27 September, admission to selected guided tours at this site will be free of charge. Please obtain your free ticket in advance through the online booking system. Capacity for each guided tour is limited. On these special days, the following tours will be available: The Cistercian Monastery (basic tour) and The Metternich Residence.
The Cistercian Monastery (basic tour)
The main tour is offered during the main season, from April to October. It takes visitors inside the former Cistercian monastery – the Romanesque Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the former residential building, the convent, which represents Santini's art of building on water.
The tour begins in front of the monastery church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, which you will then enter with your guide through a preserved Romanesque portal from the 12th century.
After visiting the church, you will move on to the former monks' residential building. You will gradually see the chapter hall, meditation chapel, and hospital wing with an exhibition of pharmacies and unique Baroque toilets. You will also visit the study and library. At the end of the tour, you will learn about the ingenious technical solution of the building's foundations, which were laid on 5,100 oak piles.
You can secure your place in the group by purchasing a ticket online. Tickets can also be purchased on site at the ticket office (Pivovarská 3).
hlavní loď konventního kostela
detail chórových lavic v hlavní lodi
Nanebevzetí Panny Marie
barokní relikviář s ostatky sv. Antonína
detail sochy sv. Víta z hlavního oltáře
detail obrazu bočního oltáře sv. Bernarda
varhany Abrahama Starcka z roku 1688
cisterciáci pod ochrannou Panny Marie
ambitová chodba konventu
konventní Svatobernardská kaple
Santiniho točité schodiště
expozice lékárenství v Nemocničním křídle
kapitulní síň
pracovna v knihovním křídle
opatská pracovna
konventní reprezentativní schodiště
zimní refektář
The sightseeing tour is led by a guide and presentation is usually in Czech. However, you can borrow texts with information in German, English or Russian. Guided tours in foreign languages (EN, GE) can be arranged in advance.
Opening hours
| Period | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 5.-26. 8. | tue–sun | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| 27. 8. | thu | closed |
| 28. 8.-30. 9. | tue–sun | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| 1. 10.-25. 10. | fri | 10.00, 13.30 |
| 1. 10.-25. 10. | sat–sun | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| 26. 10.-1. 11. | wed–sun | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| 2. 11.-31. 12. | closed | |
| 2027 | ||
| 1. 1.-28. 3. | closed | |
Admission
Czech guide tour
- Adults 25 up to 64 years 220 CZK
- Seniors 65+ 180 CZK
- Youth 18 up to 24 years 180 CZK
- Persons with disabilities with valid identification card/certificate 180 CZK
- Children 6 up to 17 years 70 CZK
- Children under 5 years free
- Person accompanying a disabled person free
- Person accompanying a school group of 15 pupils/students free
- Guide accompanying a group of at least 15 persons free
- "MK ČR" card * free
- ICOMOS card * free
- Seasonal NPÚ ticket free
- Single NPÚ tickets free
- NPÚ card free
- "Náš člověk" card * free
- * Valid only for one person (card holder)
Other tours
This tour takes visitors to the former prelature. In the 1830s, it was converted into a chateau by the Prince Metternich. The tour gives you the opportunity to explore and experience the authentic historical interior on your own, without a guide. You can also visit the garden.
this tour is not available today
200 CZK (full admission)
duration 40 minutes
max. 75 people
reservation not necessary
annual pass does apply
During this guided tour, visitors explore the Baroque granaries, including a unique three-storey Gothic chapel hidden inside the structure and a Baroque clock mechanism that continues to be operated by hand.
this tour is not available today
120 CZK (full admission)
duration 35 minutes
max. 30 people
reservation needed for groups only
This special tour is focused on the operation of the water, ventilation and heating systems of the convent building. The tour is only in czech language.
this tour is not available today
single admission 380 CZK, czech guide only (full admission)
duration 60 minutes
max. 15 people
reservation needed
annual pass does not apply